Section outline

  • Topic: Communicable Diseases – Control of Infectious Diseases – Global Infectious Diseases; Agents of Infection (Bacteria, viruses, Parasites, Fungi, Prions); Exposure, Infection and Disease; Transmission; Diarrheal and Foodborne Disease; Respiratory Diseases; Vectorborne Diseases; Sexually Transmitted Infections; Neglected Tropical Diseases; Infection Control and Prevention.Global Infectious Disease Initiatives – Comparison of HIV, TB and Malaria; HIV/AIDS; Influenza; Other Global Infectious Disease Initiatives.

    Literature: Introduction to global health, Second Edition, 2014, Kathryn H. Jacobson, Chapter 9, pp 187-217, Chapter 10, pp 221-244.

    Global Health, An Introductory Textbook, 2014, Ann Lindstrand, Staffan Bergstrom, Hans Rosling, Birgitta rubenson, Bo Stenson, Thorkild Tylleskar, pp 137-174.